Balanced

One area I address with every patient is gut health because of the role it has in other areas of health. Is it possible to have a...

Today I want to shine a light on autoimmunity. Autoimmunity can be very illusive. It often goes undiagnosed for years because the...

Do you suffer from a chronic pain condition known as endometriosis? Or, maybe you have never been diagnosed (which requires surgery), but...

Matcha is a plant food that can help you cope with stress, give you energy but reduce anxiety, improve memory and focus, reduce...

I believe I heard this analogy at an Institute for Functional Medicine conference and it helped me understand the concept of Prebiotics...

Using the word “diet” can be confusing. When I talk to patients about nutrition, the question I ask is - “what does your nutrition look...

Even though my stress level has been extremely high lately, I am grateful the stress is from positive things going on in my life. ...

When you hear these symptoms: fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, brittle nails, cold intolerance, is your first thought low thyroid? These...

Have you had a 10, 20, 30 lb weight gain in the last 1-2 years and wonder where it came from? Maybe your diet has remained about the...

Over the years of meeting with both men and women and listening to what symptoms they struggle with the most, feeling exhausted is always...

I find it's easiest to describe Functional Medicine (FM) with a definition, and then an example. FM is thinking about the entire body...

2013, my health was good. I enjoyed daily smoothies, yoga, weight lifting and sleeping well at night. And then came the day I ate...